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Was the Education of Sonny Carson a true story?
The Education of Sonny Carson is a 1974 American blaxploitation drama film based on the best-selling autobiography of Sonny Carson. The film was directed by The Mack director Michael Campus, and starring Rony Clanton, Don Gordon, Joyce Walker, Paul Benjamin, and Mary Alice.
Where was the Education of Sonny Carson filmed?
Brooklyn
Based on the autobiographical account of the early years of Robert C. (Sonny) Carson, a black activist now under indictment for murder, filmed on location in the black slums of Brooklyn with a cast recruited in part from the streets, it is a work easy to fault.
What is the movie The Education of Sonny Carson about?
Caught up in gang life, a gifted young man (Rony Clanton) goes to jail and finally pulls himself out of it.The Education of Sonny Carson / Film synopsis
Who sampled the Education of Sonny Carson?
Ram John Holder as Preacher.
Is Sonny Carson still alive?
December 20, 2002Robert Carson / Date of death
Where was Sonny Carson born?
Orangeburg, SCRobert Carson / Place of birth
When did the Education of Sonny Carson come out?
July 17, 1974The Education of Sonny Carson / Initial release
Is the education of Sonny Carson a good film?
The Education of Sonny Carson is a forgotten 70s film that foregoes the visceral thrill present in so-called ‘blaxploitation’ films in favour of a more realistic approach to a similar tale of crime and redemption. The film bears some similarities to the verite approach of Sweet Sweetback’s Baad Asssss Song but is infinitely superior…
Is there a Sonny Carson in your youth?
In every youth there lives a Sonny Carson and it is up to each of us to help each of them find that spirit perhaps laying dormant in themselves. Once our youth find that revolutionary spirit in themselves they will be able to rise from the ashes of self-destructiveness and take their places as builders and protectors of the community.
What is the message of the movie Sonny Carson?
This movie represents an important historical documentary of a great revolutionary activist and freedom fighter Abubadika Sonny Carson. His-story represents an example and reminder that we must never join forces with those who believe that youth that have lost their way should be tossed away like so many pieces of garbage.